Onkyo TA-2870

Data

Onkyo Stereo Cassette Deck TA-2870

General:

• Manufacturer: Onkyo
• Model: TA-2870
• Type (Single/Double): Single
• Years of manufacture: 1991-1996
• Made in: Japan
• Color: black or silver
• Remote control: yes (IR)
• Power consumption: 25 watts
• Dimensions [mm]: 455 × 131 × 368 (W×H×D)
• Weight: 6.8 kg
• Original price approx.: 850,- DM

Connections

• Number of inputs: 3
  • 2x Line
  • Onkyo system jack (3.5 mm mono)
• Number of outputs: 4
  • 2x Line
  • Headphones 6.35 mm jack
  • Onkyo system jack (3.5mm mono)

Technical data:

• Audio heads: 1x recording (hard permalloy PC-OCC), 1x playback (hard permalloy, PC-OCC), 1x erase head (ferrite head)
• Motors: 1x DC servo motor, 2x DC rotors
• DC variations: 0.040 (effective, evaluated)
• Tape types: Normal band, Chrome band, Pure iron band.
• Frequency response:
  • 20 - 18,000 Hz for normal band.

20 - 19,000 Hz for chrome tape 20 - 20,000 Hz for pure iron band

• Distortion factor: -
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • 60 dB (pure iron band, without Dolby).
  • With Dolby-B enhancement of 10 dB above 5 kHz and 5 dB at 1 kHz
  • With Dolby-C improvement of 20 dB at 5 kHz
• Noise voltage distance (data according to STEREO 12/91):
  • Chromeband (IEC II): Dolby B: 70 dB (bass dynamics)/ 61.5 dB (treble dynamics); Dolby C: 79 dB / 74 dB;
  • Metalband (IEC IV): Dolby B: 70.5 dB / 63 dB; Dolby C: 80.5 dB / 75.5 dB.
• Auto-Reverse: No
• Title search: Yes
• Dolby: B/C (Dolby HX)
• MPX filter: Yes, switchable
• Fader: No
• Pitch control: No
• CD synchro recording: no

Special features=

• Dual-capstan drive
• rear tape control
• manual Accubias setting
• Timer circuit (recording, playback)
• Memory Stop
• digital real-time counter, four-digit
• sound head: PCOCC copper lines,
• Tape length can be entered, remaining time calculation and real-time counter
• remote control: Onkyo MR system and RC-214K remote control

Remarks

• Successor of the TA-2760 and TA 2570
• Still in the catalog 1995/96 appears the deck as the largest of Onkyo. It is only replaced by the TA-6711.
• Further models of the same series:
  • TA-2820
  • TA-2830
  • TA-2850
  • TA-2870

• Model of the exclusive Integra series

Pictures

Reports

• Test in STEREO 12/91: top class 84%, very good, 2 stars. Sound: 88%